Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
English
TOEFL iBT 100
Credits
21 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Disciplines
Urban Planning
Overview
PhD students are expected to take a minimum of 21 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, pass a comprehensive exam, and prepare and defend a dissertation. Students without a master’s degree in planning may be required to take additional courses from the MURP curriculum.
Features
- The Urban and Regional Planning program from University of Hawaii at Manoa provides training in advanced research in urban and regional planning.
- Graduates are expected to pursue academic appointments at institutions of higher education and to achieve higher levels of professional practice in the public and private sectors.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Advanced Planning Theory
- Planning Research Methods
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Regional Planning
- Research
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
English requirements
TOEFL iBT 100 (or IELTS Academic 7.5)
General requirements
- Admission to the PhD program requires a master’s degree in planning. In exceptional circumstances, candidates with either an advanced research background or exceptional professional experience, but who do not have a master’s degree in planning, may be admitted.
- Admission may be granted with the understanding that some background courses or examinations may be required.
- Consideration for admission requires a GPA of at least a 3.5 in previous graduate work. Applicants are also required to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for verbal, math and analytic sections, with a minimum combined score of 300.
- Non-native speakers of English are also required to submit a TOEFL or IELTS Academic score of 100 iBT and 7.5 respectively.
- Applicants are also expected to submit evidence of advanced work such as a research report or sole-authored plan.
Tuition Fees
International
Non-residents: 63,291 AUD / year (≈ 44,864 USD / year)
Out-of-State
63,291 AUD / year (≈ 44,864 USD / year)
Domestic
In-State: 29,343 AUD / year (≈ 20,800 USD / year)
Living costs
Honolulu, United States
2,314-3,527 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
